EPA Readies New-Chemical Rule Rework ‘This Spring,’ After Industry Petition

EPA this spring is slated to propose updates to its TSCA new-chemical rules, with the agency promising to “consider” a petition from an industry coalition that is seeking an extensive rewrite to accelerate the delay-plagued process. “This spring, EPA intends to propose changes to the Part 720 regulations” that guide Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reviews of new chemicals, Madison Le, director of EPA’s New Chemicals Division, wrote in a Jan. 31 letter to David Fischer, counsel at the law...